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Clinical Chemistry, Vol 38, 1730-1736, Copyright © 1992 by American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Influence of a serotonin- and dopamine-rich diet on platelet serotonin content and urinary excretion of biogenic amines and their metabolites

IP Kema, AM Schellings, G Meiborg, CJ Hoppenbrouwers and FA Muskiet
Central Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Using high-performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography, we reevaluated the 24-h influence of a serotonin- and dopamine-rich diet on platelet serotonin and serotonin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5- HIAA), and major catecholamine metabolites in the urine of 15 healthy adults. Although there were significant responses in urinary free serotonin and catecholamine metabolites, their concentrations did not exceed the upper limits of the reference ranges for any of the participants. For urinary 5-HIAA, pronounced effects were observed within 2-4 h. After 6-8 h, results for 11 participants exceeded the upper limit of the reference range. The median recovery of dietary serotonin as urinary 5-HIAA was 20% and subject to a large range (1- 50%). There was no significant change in platelet serotonin. We conclude that, using specific analytical methods, no dietary restrictions need be imposed to diagnose catecholamine (metabolite)- producing tumors. For diagnosis of carcinoids on the basis of urinary 5- HIAA it is appropriate to completely abstain from serotonin-containing foods for greater than or equal to 12 h before testing. Platelet serotonin is a more sensitive marker for carcinoids that produce only small amounts of serotonin, and is unaffected by dietary serotonin.




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